State Legislators Push Bill To Inform Patients Of Drug Company Discount Programs

California lawmakers are lining up in support of a bill that would require health plans to provide information about patient-assistance programs for expensive prescription drugs to enrollees who drop or lose their coverage.

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Health Chief Makes Case to Insurers for ObamaCare Marketplace

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell on Thursday sought to calm the nerves of health insurers increasingly in doubt about the fate of the ObamaCare marketplace.

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California Voters Are Becoming More Concerned About Healthcare Costs Than About Whether They Have Insurance

Six years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, the health reform law has gained acceptance from a majority of California voters, but the cost of getting healthcare remains a major concern, eclipsing worries about having insurance, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

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With Tens of Millions on Hand, Drug Makers Fight State Efforts to Force Down Prices

Drug makers are sick and tired of coming under attack for high prices.

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Why Do Health Costs Keep Rising? These People Know

The Geisinger Health Plan, run by one of the nation’s top-rated health care organizations, foresees medical costs increasing next year by 7.5 percent for people buying insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care

As health care consolidation accelerates nationwide, a new study shows that hospital prices in two of California’s largest health systems were 25 percent higher than at other hospitals around the state.

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